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### Adding a new template Rules file

If you want to add your own Rules file(s) to the directory of standard Rules files, you can do so from within the Details tab sheet of the workspace you have selected.

To add a new Rules file:

1. Select a workspace.

   1. Select a Comsof design on the map.

      The information about the design appears in the Details tab sheet.

   2. In the Workspaces section, click the name of the workspace.

      OR

      Enter "workspace" in the Search box and select the desired workspace from the list of hits.

      Figure: Workspace selection via Search box

      The information about the workspace appears in the Details tab sheet along with a set of buttons.

      Figure: Workspace details pane with Add/Edit Rules files button

2. Click the Add/Edit Rules files button .

   The Add/Edit rules files dialog appears providing buttons to carry out different operations related to Rules files.

   Figure: Add/Edit rules files dialog with available features

3. Click the Add button.

4. Click the Rules input field to obtain the list of Rules files from which you can choose one as the template for your own customized file. Select the Rules file from which you want to copy.

   Figure: Add/Edit dialog listing available Rules files

5. In the File name field, enter the name for the Rules file you want to create.

   Figure: Entering the new Rules file name

6. Click the Open in Comsof Cloud button if you want to make modifications to the file.

   The Comsof Rules file Editor opens in the web browser.

   If the connection icon () at the bottom left of the dialog is red, click it to establish the connection with the Comsof Cloud server. If the connection has been established successfully, the icon turns green.

   For detailed information on configuring the parameters and settings in the Rules file, refer to the section Rules Editor in the Comsof Fiber Manual.

7. Save the Rules file.

   1. Save () the Rules file in the Comsof Rules file Editor.

      The web browser window closes and the focus returns to the Add / Edit Rules files dialog.

   2. Click Save to have your file stored to the Rules files folder.

      The newly created Rules file is added to the list of Rules files displayed in the dialog.

   3. Close the dialog by pressing the X button at the top right.